Feeding mechanism for confectionery machines



Aug. 1-2 1924.

1,504,666 L. BAUSMAN FEEDING MECHANISM FOR CONFECTIONERY MACHINES FiledOct. 25 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 l ATTORNEYS.'

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Aug; #A12 1924. 1,504,666 A. L.. 'BAUSMAN FEEDINQ MECHANVISM FORCONFEGTIONERY MACHINES Filed Oct..25 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 1,504,666 A.L, BAUSMAN FEEDING MECHIJISM FOR CONF'EGTIONERY MACHINES Filed Oct. 25.1921 4 Sheets-Shet 5 I w R INVNTOR A @QM Aug. 12, 1924.

Aug. 12, 1924. 1,504,666 A. L. BAUSMAN FEEDING MECHANISM FORCONFECTIONERY MACHINES Filed Oct. 25 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTORATTORNEYS Patented Aug. 12, i924.

UNITE STTES ALONZO LINTN BAUSMAN, 0F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS,ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL EQUIPMENT COMPANY, CORPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS.

OF SPRING-FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS, A

FEEDING MECHANISM FOR CONFECTIONERY MACHINES.

Application filed October 25, 1921.

To all whom t may cmi-cern.'

l j Be 1t known that I, ALONZO LINToN BAUs- MAN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residingl at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State ofMassachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in FeedingMechanism for Confectionery Machines, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to improvements in feeding mechanism forconfectionery machines and, while capable of other applications, it isparticularly advantageous for use in connection with depositors,especially wherethe latter are used for making deposits on previouslyformed articles, as for example on biscuits, cakes and the like, whichmay or may not be subsequently coated.

The invention has for one object to provide an article feeding mechanismwhich includes a feed belt and a series of feed bars movable over thebelt, each feed bar having notches in its leading edge to engage thearticles and center or align them properly, together with means fordriving the feed vbelt and feed bars, characterized in that the speed ofthe feed belt is somewhat less than that of the bars, so that the beltexerts a constant dragging effect upon the articles to hold them againstthe notched walls of the feed bars.

Another object of the invention is to provide in a feeding` apparatus ofthe `class described, a specifically improved feed bar, characterized inthat a series of notches are provided in its leading edge to engage andcenter articles and a series of suitablyshaped recesses are alsoprovided in its trailing edge to receive the leading ends of thearticles, whose other ends are engaged and fed by the leading edge ofthe next succeeding feed bar. whereby relatively long articles may beheld in the desired positions against sidewise displacement while beingfed.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in connection with thefeed belt and feed bars of the mechanism described, means for tappingthe edge of the feed belt or agitating it in a transverse direction toassist in directing the articles into the notches in the feed bars.

Another object of the invention is to provide a depositing` mechanism,by means of which various substances, such as marshmal- Serial No.510,325.

low for example, may be deposited on articles such as cakes, cookies andthe like; a coating machine whereby the articles, upon which thedeposits have been made, may be coated, as with chocolate or the like;conveying means to carry the articles through the depositing mechanism,auxiliary feeding means to center and align the articles properly toreceive the deposits; and conveying means to carry the articles afterthey leave such mechanism to a coating machine, the last-named conveyingmeans being interposed between the depositing and coating machines tocreate asubstantial interval between the times of deposit and coatingduring which interval the deposited substances will have time topartially dry or harden.

Another object of the invention is to provide a depositor and a coatingmachine with conveying means to carry articles to and through each,together with an auxiliary endless conveying means having a series of,

transverse feed bars notched along their leading edges, said endlessconveying means arranged with one lap of travel in parallel relationwith and above a portion of the first conveying means, so that the feedbars align the articles properly for the deposit and after the depositleave the first conveying means, leaving the articles all properlyaligned transversely and spaced longitudinally for the coating machine.t

A further object of the invention is to provide in a depositor which isnormally intended to make a deposit on an article while at rest and hasfeeding means operable step.

by step for this purpose, an auxiliary feeding means movablesimultaneously and substantially at equal speed'with the first feedingmeans for holding the ends of relatively long narrow articles inalignment with the depositor nozzles and against transversedisplacement, together with mechanism operable in conjunction with saidfeeding means, whenever desired, to cause them to move during thedeposits for the purpose of spreading the deposits along the entirelength of the articles. i y

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following descriptionand in the illustrative embodiment of ytheinvention in the accompanyingdrawings in which,-

Figs. lEL and lb are side elevational views i Figui@ Vis a large scaleplan view of a portion of a feed bar, showing in complete detail thepreferred construction of the notches and recesses therein;

Fig. i' is a cross-sectional view taken on the line 7--7 of Fig. 1a; and

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary top plan view of the right-hand end of thedepositor shown in Fig. 1l.

Referring to these drawings: the feeding mechanism is usually used inconnection witha depositor, which may be of any suit- -able type, and,as an illustrative example of onesuch type, there has been shown insomewhat Iconventional form in Figs. 1a and 1b -adepositor of the sainegeneral type as that ydisclosed in my priory U. S. Letters Patent No.1,169,602, granted Jan. 25,1916. It in- -cludes a hopper 5 for-containing the substance to be deposited, a .series of transverselyspaced pump cylinders 0 having suitable pistons therein and outletnozzles Z "through which the material from hopper b is 'discharged uponarticles supported therebelow, all in a manner too well known in the artto require detailed description here. This hopper Z9 is supported fromand exten-ds` between two laterally spaced side frames c in `which amain driving shaft f is mounted. From this shaft, the depositingmechanism is operated in a manner disclosed in theabove-mentionedpatent.

In conjunction with thedepositor just de` scribed, an auxiliary framestructure is employed. for the purpose of supporting the usual as wellas the auxiliary feeding mechanism. This structure includes two channelirons 10 disposed between the side fram-es c andy pivotally mounted,near one end,.in laterally spaced relation on a rod 11.

The ends of the latter extend through vertical slots 12 in frames e andeach such end is supported by a screw lrotatably mounted in a lug 111 onframe e from vwhich lug the screw depends and extends diametricallythrough the end of the rod, having a threadedconnectio-n therewith. Bythis arrangement, t-he channels 10 may be lifted or lowered at one endfor a purpose which will later appear. The channels 10 extend in spacedparallel relation to and beneath the depositing mechanism and aconsiderable distance beyond the latter, being supported at their otheren-ds by transversely spaced iiprights 15, which in turn are supportedupon the floor upon which the de oositor frames c rest. r1`he uprights15 exten above channels 10 and their upper ends are connected by twolongitudinal members 16 to the upper ends of two uprights 17, which aresecured to channels 10 near the described rod 11.

Near one end (the left as viewed in Fig. 11) of the channhels 10, a.receptacle 18 is provid-ed to receive articles, such' as biscuits,cakes, cookies and the like which are to be fed to the depositor. Thisreceptacle is supported by and above the channels 10 by brackets 19.

For the purpose of supporting 'the feed belt, to be later described, atable is provided, consisting of two sections 20 and 21, which areslightly wider than the feed belt and may be reenforeed, if desired, bylongitudinally dispose-d channels 22 secured to the under sides thereof.One of these sections, as 20, has secured to each side at one end abracket 23 which is pivotally connected at 211 with the adjacentreceptacle supporting bracket 19. The other end of this table section ispivotally connected at its other end to the transversely spaced u Y)-per extremities of a fork 25 and centrally attached to the latter is adepending rod 26. On the lower end of the latter is a fork 21?' whichstraddles shaft f' and above this fork is a roll 2S which rests upon theperiphery of a cam 29 fixed to the shaft. One revolution of the lattereffects one complete cycle of operations of the depositor and, as usual,is arranged to actuate the feeding mechanism and depositing mechanismalternately, each being at rest while the other operates. The cam 29 isso constructed and is fixed to shaft j2 in such angular relation withrespect to other parts fixed thereon, as to hold the table section 20 inits lowered and illustrated position during the operation of the feedingmechanism; to raise the table at the end of such operation and beforeoperation of the depositing mechanisin; to hold the table in liftedposition during operation of the last-named mechanism;

Land to drop back to its lower position after operation of thedepositing mechanism and before operation of the feeding mechanism. Thesecond table section 21 -is supported stationari-ly although in anadjustable manner. Thus, it is pivoted at 30, at that endadjacentsection 20, to brackets 31 secuied to channels 10 and issupported at the other end by brackets 32, in each of which screw 38 ismounted. The ends of these screws rest on `channels 10 and by turningthem the delivery end of section 21 can be raised or lowered for arpurpose which will appear.

y'Ihe usual and primary feeding mechanism includes a feed belt 34, theupper' lap of which passes over table sections 2O and 21 and is therebysupported against sagging. This belt is driven by a roll 35 which isfixed to .a shaft 36 and the latteris rotatably mounted near each end ina bearing formed in a member 37. Each member 37 is secured, as by boltand slot connections indicated at 38 in Fig. 2, to a channel 10 so as tobe longitudinally adjustable relatively thereto for the purpose oftensioning' belt 34. A rod 39 is fixed to one end of each member 37 andextends loosely through a bracket 40 fixed to a channel 10. The free`end of rod 39 is threaded and provided with a thumb nut 41, by means ofwhich the members 37 may be adjusted. The belt 34, at the other end ofits upper lap of travel, passes over a very small shaft 42 mounted inbearings 43. Each of the lat-ter is fixed to the en'd of a bracket 44,secured to channels 10, similarly to members 37, for longitudinaladjustment, which may be effected by turning screws 45 threaded intobrackets 44 and abutting brackets 46 fixed to channels 10.

The feed belt 34 is driven from an intermittently operable shaft 47,which is connected by a chain 48 and suitable sprockets (Fig. 2) to theshaft 36 already described. Shaft 47 is rotatably mounted in thedepositor side frames @and passes through openings 49 in the channels10, one `of which openings is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1a. 50having. a relatively few (seven as shown) teeth and pivotally mountedintermediate its endson shaft 47 is a lever 51, the upper end of whichcarries .a pawl 52 to engage the ratchet. The lower end of lever 51 hasa slot 53 to receive a stud 54 connected, preferably adjustably asindicated, to one end of a link 55. The stud 54 may be fastened to lever51 in various positions of adjustment for the purpose of varying itsthrow, all in the customary known manner. Link 55 is pivotally connectedat its other end to a lever 56, pivoted at 57 to frame e and this. leveris oscillated by a crank 58 fixed on shaft f and a link 59 whichconnects the crank to the lever. The connection ofthe link 59 to lever56 is preferably adjustable, as indicated. By means of the adjustmentsdescribed, it is possible to get the desired `throw of pawl 52, so thaton each revolution of crank 58 the ratchet 50 will be turned through anarc equal t0y the distance between successive teeth thereof, and such:throw isv arranged to move belt 34 a linear distance equal to thatdesired between the centers of successive rows of cakes or the like.

In conjunction with the feeding mechanism just described, I employ anauxiliary feeding mechanism, which consists of an Fixed to one end ofshaft 47 is a ratchet endless series of transverse feed bars 60, a fewof which are indicated conventionally in Fig. 2. rhese feed bars areconnected at their ends and extend between two endless chains ,61 whichtravel over sprockets 62 mounted on shafts 63, rotatably mounted in theauxiliary frame structure heretofore described, and 'over sprockets 64(Fig. 1") fixed on a shaft rotatably supported by the uprights 17. Thesprockets described support the chains 61 so that in their lower lap oftravel they move substantially parallol to the `belt 34 in its upper lapof travel. its shown, the chain 34 in its lower lap of travel has somesag and the sprocket 64 is purposely so located that the chains 61gradually rise away from belt 34 near the delivery end thereof. Thesprocket 64 is the driving sprocket and its shaft 65 carries a spur gear66 which meshes with a like gear 67 to which is fixed a sprocket 68. Thegear 67 and sprocket 68 rotate upon a stud 69 mounted in a bearingsecured to upright 17- The sprocket 68 is connected by a `chain 70 to asprocket on shaft 47, whereby the chains 61 are driven simultaneouslywith belt 34 and so that the lower lap of travel of the chains and theupper lap of travel of 'the belt are in the same direction. rlhel,driving connections described are designed to drive the chains 61 andbelt 34 at substantially equal speed, although preferably the belt isarranged to travel slightly slower than the chains.

The feed bars 60 are shown in full detail in Figs. 3 and 6. As there,shown, these bars are fastened at their extremities to lugs 72 on chains61 and rest upon belt 34. In Fig. 3, these bars are indicated astravelling in the direction of the arrow toward the depositor. nozzlesal and their leading and trailing edges are indicated at 73 and 74respectively. rI`he leading edge of each bar 60 is provided with aseries of notches 75, in which the articles fr, such as biscuits, cakes,cookies and so forth, may be received andA held properly positioned inline with the nozzles el. The preferred construction of these notches isshown in Fig. 6, and, as indicated, each notch has two walls 76 whichconverge away from the edge 73 and are joined by a central rounded wall77. The two walls 76 together act to position an article and hold itagainst sidewise displacement and each of these walls will function,within limits, to move improperly positioned articles, such as` m', intothe desired position, this operation being effected by a cam action ofthe moving inclined wall 76 on "the article.

The trailing edge of each feed bar 60 is also provided with a series ofrecesses 78, each lyingl opposite one of the notches 75. These recessesare provided to supplement the notches and assist them in holdingrelatively long articles, such as that shown at m in Fig. 8, in properposition. As illustrated, the rear end of the article is positioned in anotch 75 of one feed bar 60 and the front end thereof lies in the recess78 of the. preceding feed bar.

To assist iny directing articles, such as into the recesses 7 5, meansare provided for agitating the feed belt 34 transversely and such meanswill now be described with partieular reference to Figs. l, 2 and 7.Rotatably mounted in bearings 79 fixed to one of the channels 10 is ashaft 80 which carries two longitudinally spaced ratchet wheels 8l.Shaft 80 is driven by bevel gears 82 from the shaft 86, the drivingmeans for which have already been described, and has a bearing in thedescribed adjustable bracket `|37. The arrangement is such'that as thelatter is moved, the shaft 8O and gears 82 move with it, the shaftsliding through the ratcrh-ets 8l, after the set screws 88, by means ofwhich they are held in place, are loosened. Slidably mounted on thechannels l0, as best shown in Fig. 6, are slide bars 84, one for andopposite each ratchet 8l. A spring 85 yieldingly draws each bar 84toward its ratchet. Fixed to and upstanding from each bar 84 are twobrackets 86 and 87 disposed in longitudinally spaced relation on bar'184 and arranged'on opposite sides of the l table 20., j The twobrackets 86 are connected y the brackets 87. A screw 90 is adjustablyheld in veach of the brackets 87, as indicated in Fig. 7, and one endthereof is adapted to cooperate with the adjacent channel 22 as a stopto limit the extent of return movement effected by spring 85, wherebythe degree of vmovement of bar 84 and thus the degree of vagit-ationthereof may be varied, as desired. As the 'ratchets rotate, the bars 8aare moved rapidly back and forth and one bar, as 88, strikes the edge ofbelt 84 on one stroke and the other bar as 89,- strikes the other edgeof the' belt on the other stroke.

The depositor normally discharges, through its nozzles (Z, measuredcharges of confection, such as marshmallow for eX- ample, upon thearticles during an interval or rest ofthe feeding mechanism. `A depositso made is conventionally indicated at y in Fig. 4t and in the case ofsmall and approximately round articles, such as the cake thererepresented, vthev deposit, made in the manner described, will spreadsufficiently to cover the area of the cake. However, with long articles,such as shown at a2 in Fig. 3, lthe deposit would not be distributedover im entire area, as desired, unless some othei` meanswere employedfor the purpose. To this end, I provide means for 'effecting a relativemovement between the articles and `the interval of deposit sufficientlyto spread the deposited confection, such as the distance s. Then whenthe mam feeding mechanism is brought into play, 1t is arranged to movethe articles a distance equal to r minus 3.

The auxiliary feeding mechanism includes a second ratchet wneel 91 fixedon the shaft 47, which as described carries the ratchet wheel 50. Theratchet 91 has a large number of small teeth, as indicated in Fig. 1.Cooperating with ratchet 91 is a pawl 92 pivoted to the upper end of alever 98, which is pivotally mounted intermediate its ends on shaft 47.Connected to the lower end of lever r98, preferL bly adjustably asindicated,

a link 94, which extends to and is pivctally connected to an arm 95fixed to one end of a rock shaft 9G mounted in and extending between theframes c. Fixed to the other end of shaft 9G is an arm 97 which isconnected by a link 98 tothe lever 5G already described. By means of therocker arms 95 and 97, the pawl--carrying levers 5l and 98 are made torock in opposite directions. rl.`liat is, while pawl 52 is being movedclockwise to advance ratchet 50, pawl 92 is moving counterclockwisewithout moving its ratchet. The two pawls then are eiective alternately.It will therefore be seen that, after pawl 52 has moved ratchet 50, pawlmay then move its ratchet 91 by a step suiicient to cause the feed beltto move a distance such as s and in so doing ratchet 50 is also moved alike step since it is fixed to the same shaft. Therefore, on asucceeding active stroke of pawl 52, the. tooth, which it ordinarilywould have immediately engaged, will have been moved forward by the opertion of pawl 92 so that pawl 52 will travel idly until it catches upwith this tooth. and therefore will move ratchet 50 only the distance frminus s. The auxiliary feeding mechanism described may be renderedineffective simply by swinging back pawl 92 so that it will not engageits ratchet.

I The adjusting devices 14 and 38 are provided to align belt 84 withanother conveyer, to be described, and the adjusting device 45 isprovided to permit the delivery end of belt 34 to be moved into closeproximity to such conveyor.

In many instances, it is desired to coat the articles m aft-er theconfectionerylsubstance has been deposited thereon and in such instancesthe feed belt 34 may be arranged to deliver thearticles to a coatingmachine, wherein they may be enveloped b-y a coating of material, suchas chocolate or the like. For such purposes, a coating machine C may beemployed, a portion of which with its conveyory is conventionallyindicated in F ig. 1b. Various types of coating machines may be employedas desired and, as an illustrative example of one suitable type, acoating machine, such as that disclosed in' U. S. Letters Patent No.790,184, granted May 16, 1905, on an invention of Gabriel Carlson, maybe employed. Preferably, however, means are interposed between thedepositor and coating machine whereby the deposited confectionerysubstance is permitted to dry or harden somewhat before it is subjectedto the flood of coating matei'ial in the coating machine C. To this end,l inteipose between the two machines a conveyor, consisting of anendless belt 100 which is driven by a roll 101 mounted in a pedestal 102and travels over a table 103 supported at one end bysaid pedestal andadjust-ably supported at the other end by screws 104 which rest upon aledge 105 formed on the casing of the coating` ma chine. The roll 101may be driven in any suitable manner, as for example from the coatingmachine in the general manner disclosed in U. S. Letters Patent No.735,890, granted August 11, 1903 to E. P. F. Magmez.

In operation, the articles are placed in hopper 18, from which they areremoved a few atI a time by an operator. "The articles fall upon belt34: at or near' the point where the latter is agitated and thisagitationassists in moving the articles against and into the notches of the feedbars. The operator, stationed at this point, will of course have toattendto the matter of positioning the articles properly, but, in thecase of articles generally'similar to those shown at m, the agitation ofbelt 311 assists the operator in this wo-rk to a considerable de-Articles like those sho-wn at m have to be manually placed in thedesired position. Another factor tending to assist in positioningarticles, such as ai, in the notches o-f the feed bars 60 is thedifference in speed between the latter and belt 34, the latter movingsomewhat slower to create a `dragging effect on the articles and drawthem toward the feed bars and hold them there after engagement.

The articles, having been properly positioned, the belt 34 and bars 60are moved step by step and at the end of e-acli step one row of articlesis positioned beneath the depositor nozzles to receive through thelatter measured charges of a confec tionery substance which is depositedduring an interval of rest `of the main feeding mechanism. As has beenstated, the auX- iliary feeding mechanism may be employed' to move thearticles, particularly when similar to those shown at a3, during thetime of depositing in order to distribute in an embodiment at presentpreferred, for; illustrative purposes, but the scopeof the` invention isdefined by the lappended claims rather than by the foregoingdescription. What l claim ismachines, comprising, supporting means for`the articles to be fed, and a series of feed bars movable in spacedparallelyrelation over said support-ing means and adaptedA to propel thearticles thereon, each yofv said bars having means provided along itslead-, ing edge for centering and propelling.ar-.v

ticles and means provided along itstrailing edge for guiding the leadingends of articles centered and propelled by the preceding bar.

Feeding mechanism for confectionery.

machines, comprising, supporting means for the articles to be fed, and aseries of feed bars movable in spaced parallel relation over saidsupport-ing means and adapted to pro-.

pel the articles thereon, each of said bars having its leading 'edgeprovided with a -seiies of longitudinally spaced notches to engage andcenter the articles and.v its trailing edge provided with recesses inwhich Vthe leading' ends `of articles propelled by the notched edge ofthe preceding bar may be received andfheld against sidewisedisplacement. i

` 3. Feeding mechanism for confectionery Previous to this A 1. Feedingmechanism for confectioneryV machines comprising, means forsupportingthe articles during the feeding movement, a series of crossbars vmovable in spaced relation over said means and each provided alongits leading edge with means for cen` tering the articles, and means foragitating the first named means to assist in directing the articlesintothe centering means.

4. Feeding mechanism for confectionery machines, comprising, a feed beltfor the articles `to be fed, and a series of feed bars movable in spacedparallel relation over said feed belt and adapted to propel the articlesthereon, each. of said bars having its leadii'igvedge provided with aseries of longitudinally spaced notches to engage and center thearticles and its trailing edge provided with recesses in which theleading kends of articles propelled by the notched e ing the leadingends of artic-les centered and propelled by the preceding bar.

v6. Feeding mechanism for confectionery machines, comprising, a feedbelt, a series of feed bars movableover said belt and in a path parallelwith one lap thereof, each of said bars 'provided with a series ofrecesses fin its vleading edge in which the articles to be fed may bereceived and centered, means for tapping said ybelt during its travel toassist in` directing the articles into said recesses,and means formoving the feed bars at a speed slightly in excess of-that of the feedbelt, whereby the feed belt tends to drag the articles into saidrecesses and hold v, them there.

7. In combination with a depositing machine having a transverse row ofnozzles through which measured quantities of confectioii may bedeposited upon articles positioned therebelow, supporting means for thearticles upon which they travel to said nozzles, a seriesvof notchedfeed bars movable'ov'er said means and arranged to move the articles inproperly spacedrelation to said nozzles, and means for agitating saidsupporting means to assist in directing the articles into said notches.

8. In combination with a depositing machine having a transverse'row ofnozzles through which measured quantities of confection may be depositedupon articles positioned tlierebelow, a feed belt, a series of Y.notched feed bars movable with and above the feed -belt for carrying thearticles to said nozzles, yand means for agitatingsaid belt.

9. Inv a combination with a depositing machine, having a transverse rowof nozzles through vwhich measured quantities of confection may bedeposited upon articles positioned therebelow, a feed belt, a series `ofnotched feed bars movable with and above the feed belt for carrying thearticles ya confectionery substance to articles, means for supportingthe articles while being fed to the lirst named mea-ns and during theoperation of the latter, a pair of endless flexible members mounted totravel in laterally spaced relation and in a closed loop path above thesupporting means with one lap of travel substantially parallel and inadjacent krelation with the supporting means, and a series of notchedfeed bars carried by and between `said flexible members.

12. In combination, depositing mechanism including a series of nozzlesthrough which measured charges of material may be deposited upon rows ofarticles positioned therebeneath, means for coating the articles aftersaid material has been deposited thereupon, feeding mechanism includinga feed belt and an endless series of notched feed bars cooperating tocarry the articles prop-` erly aligned for the depositing mechanism, andconveying means for carrying the articles from said feed belt to thecoating means, said feed bars arranged to gradually lift away fi'oinsaid belt leaving the articles properly spaced thereupon for transfer tosaid conveying means.

13. In combination, depositing mechanism including a series of nozzlesthrough which measured charges of material may be deposited upon rows ofarticles positioned therebeneath, supporting means for the articles, aseries of feed bars movable above said supporting means and havingrecesses in their leading and trailing edges, whereby articles may beheld between successive feed bars properly positioned for said nozzles,feeding mechanism to intermittently move said feed bars during intervalsof rest of the depositing mechanism, and means for effecting a relativemovement between said nozzles and feed bars during the intervals ofoperation of the depositing mechanism.

In testimony whereof I `have aflixcd my signature.

ALONZO LINTON BAUSMAN.

